SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 ______________


                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 16, 2002



                             Catalina Lighting, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




            Florida                       0-49881                59-1548266
 (State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)               File Number)          Identification No.)



              18191 N.W. 68th Avenue
                   Miami, Florida                                 33015
     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (305) 558-4777



Item 5.  Other Events.

         On October 16, 2002, Catalina Lighting, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that its shares of Common
Stock have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq National Market. A copy of
such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference. The Company's common stock will commence trading on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "CALA" effective Friday, October 18, 2002.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

           Exhibit No.      Description
           -----------      -----------

              99.1          Press Release of the registrant, dated October 16,
                            2002



                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    CATALINA LIGHTING, INC.


Date: October 16, 2002                              By: /s/ Eric Bescoby
                                                       -------------------------
                                                        Eric Bescoby
                                                        Chief Executive Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit No.       Description
     -----------       -----------

        99.1           Press Release of the registrant, dated October 16, 2002.